MACEDONIAN


Meaning of MACEDONIAN in English

I. |masə|dōnēən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Macedonia, region in the central Balkan peninsula + English -an

: belonging or relating to Macedonia

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

1. : a native or inhabitant of ancient Macedonia

2.

a. : a native or inhabitant of modern Macedonia

b. : one that is of Macedonian descent

3. : the Slavic language of the modern Macedonian people

4. : the language of ancient Macedonia of uncertain affinity but generally assumed to be Indo-European

III. noun

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Macedoni us, 4th century bishop of Constantinople and patriarch of the Eastern Church + English -an

: a follower of the bishop Macedonius, who held the Holy Ghost to be a creature like the angels and a servant and minister of the Father and the Son

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